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paulbunyannet/api
=================

Shortcut for making http api calls

1.5.1(8y ago)02.0kMITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Sep 14Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare

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paulbunyannet/api
=================

[](#paulbunyannetapi)

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**paulbunyannet/api** Shortcut for making http calls to json endpoint

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This project can be installed via \[Composer\]:

```
$ composer require paulbunyannet/api:^1.0
```

Request Methods:
----------------

[](#request-methods)

### Get

[](#get)

```
$getArgs = ['something' => ,'something_else'];
$get = new Get('https://pathtoapi.com/get/?'.http_build_query($getArgs));
$retrieve = $get->retrieve();
var_dump($retrieve); // { "some_response_key" => "some_response_value" }
```

```
$getArgs = ['something' => ,'something_else'];
$get = new Get('https://pathtoapi.com/get/?'.http_build_query($getArgs));
$retrieve = $get->retrieve();
var_dump($retrieve); // { "some_response_key" => "some_response_value" }
```

### Post

[](#post)

```
$postArgs = ['something' => ,'something_else'];
$post = new Post('https://pathtoapi.com/post');
$retrieve = $post->retrieve($postArgs);
var_dump($retrieve); // { "some_response_key" => "some_response_value" }
```

### Put

[](#put)

```
$postArgs = ['something' => ,'something_else'];
$put = new Put('https://pathtoapi.com/put');
$retrieve = $put->retrieve($postArgs);
var_dump($retrieve); // { "some_response_key" => "some_response_value" }
```

### Delete

[](#delete)

```
$delete = new Put('https://pathtoapi.com/delete/user/1');
$retrieve = $delete->retrieve();
var_dump($retrieve); // { "success" => "true" }
```

Headers
-------

[](#headers)

Header array can be passed into a new object:

```
$getArgs = ['something' => ,'something_else'];
$get = new Get('https://pathtoapi.com/get/?'.http_build_query($getArgs));
// headers to pass with request
$get->setHeaders(['headerKey' => 'headerValue']);
$retrieve = $get->retrieve();
var_dump($retrieve); // { "some_response_key" => "some_response_value" }
```

The header "headerKey: headerValue" will then be passed on with the REST request

Authentication
--------------

[](#authentication)

Each request method can use payload authentication and then check that payload on the receiving end

```
// on the sender side:
$postArgs = ['something' => ,'something_else'];
$identity = 'my-user-name'; // used for looking up private key on the receiving side
$privateKey = "my-super-secret-key";
$post = new Post('https://pathtoapi.com/post');
$post->setPayload([Auth\AuthBootstrap::IDENTITY => $identity, Auth\AuthBootstrap::PRIVATEKEY => $privateKey]);
$retrieve = $post->retrieve($postArgs);

// then on the receiving side:
$lookUpPrivateKey = 'my-super-secret-key'; // this is where you would do a lookup for user's private key by the ideney key that was sent with the request
$receiver = new Auth\Receive($_POST['payload'], $lookUpPrivateKey);
$verifyHash = receiver->verifyHash($_POST); // will return true if payload hash sent is correct
```

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~54 days

Recently: every ~90 days

Total

13

Last Release

3280d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.4.0

1.4.0PHP >=5.6.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10351920?v=4)[Paul Bunyan Communications](/maintainers/paulbunyannet)[@paulbunyannet](https://github.com/paulbunyannet)

---

Top Contributors

[![natenolting](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8352600?v=4)](https://github.com/natenolting "natenolting (19 commits)")[![paulbunyannet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10351920?v=4)](https://github.com/paulbunyannet "paulbunyannet (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/paulbunyannet-api/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/paulbunyannet-api/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/paulbunyannet-api)
```

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